Form for building construction



May s, 1927.

. 1,627,171 P. L. G OTTSCHALK FORM FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION y Filed Aug. s, 1925 |10 I Y y@ if /P 05/ /6 5 Y @Y j .J70 l f Y) y v I 6 f Y n L A y i 8V /p N 3 145' /c /O v l l 2W! 9 9 \/9 .9 /O /6/9 (/6 Q\ ,5, PF u 5 p QP .Lfmttach'nlk Patented May `3, `1 927.

inosrnn L. Go'rrsoHALK,oirI WAUwATosA, WisooNsIN;

FORM Fon BUILDING coNsfiRUoTIoN.

hppiieationyiued Anginel 3, i925. seni-aisne. 473877,` l

This invention relates. to certain new and useful `improvements yin buildingsl and method of constructing the same and khas as a primary object the elimination of unnecessary labor and waste in the constructing oi a building, i i ,i

`Another `object of this invention reside-siii the provision of an `improved method of `l'ormiinfr buildings `from concrete-in which ample air spacesareformed. y i i Ar further objectof this inventionresides `inthe provision of an improved method` of constructing buildings wherein the material employed to brace the interior `wall of the retaining lorm lmay be, after; the "walls have set used to constructthe partitions of thev buildingwithout material change.

And a still further y.object ot this invention resides in the-provision of an. improif'edjmannerof constructing buildings wherein the inner form retaining wall Iis made' of, inexpensive material adapted to remain inplace after the walls have set. f i e g lith the above and other objects `in view which will appear as' the description proceeds` my invention residesin the novel con-` struction, combination.` and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined by itheappended claims, it being understood ifh'lf-` such changes in the precise .einbodinientyo'fi the herein. .disclosed invention may be' madeffas come within the scope of. the claims,

`In the accompanyingdrawing. I have illustrated two complete exampleofthe physical embodiment of my `invention constructed according to the best modes I have so .far

. devisedl for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which; i vFigure 1 isa fragmentary, sectional.` perspective vi'evvtaken transverselythrough one. A

corner portion of a building under `construction in` which my invention is ,being employedga i, i

i Figure 2 the application of alslightly modiliediiform 'of my invention,

.Figure 3 is a `fragmentary sectional view illustrating the i-manner of securingthe air channel form and-the plaster base in posilFigure 4 a -still another modification ot my invention'.

. Referring now more `particularly to the acl .filled -with ,concrete 7 which, upony setting,` l

i completed wall. i

is a fragmentarmsectional,peri spective `view Ataken through one wall ofv .buildingunderconstruction and illustrating .y y y,

` i II` a size suitable for interior partitions tofpermit their luse in the building upon )removal view similar to Figure lot. A. y y

, portions. ofthe `units,1asclearly illustrated l companying drawing in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views.` thev numeral l5 designatesr an' outer li'iovablefretainingform of either metal lor wood coiis tructionand adapted to be spaced described. f The spaceG between the-forms is constitutes the wall of thebuilding. i If de:

siredu rubble stones 8 may beinsertedin the mold alongthe outer retaining forni prior` as is customary inthe to pouring the concrete building art.,v ,n .i

`They innerretainiiig form consists of` plurality of vertically extending units eachcon- "from an`inner..retainingv form. to be later sisting of an elongated member. Qfwhich .may bo of: metal, heavy cardboard, fibre board ory vany other suitablematerial.`

`Eacli member iQOhas its side marginal'edge portions ,bentl `or. folded inwardly `upon itsA medialportion to form recesses 11and vthe extreme marginal edges of .themember are Adirectly laterallyand outwardlyto `formanchoriiig flanges V12 which extend into the mold or form space 6 `and become embedded sionftobow the same as illustrated ,and have nels or Spaces 13 y. which are n produced lin lthe The members 10 areofjthe rconventional yin,the)concrete The members 9 have their longitudinal edges placed under. vcompres-v Ehil metal lathe construction, orany other suitay ble` construction toform :aplaster base,f al- `,though the use` ola" plaster. board ,maybe employedwithout departing fi'oin ,the spiritl ofthe invention las illustrated in Figure 2.

l The -form units arejsecured Ainto place with their inargrinal-,edgesy abutting by Aawbravce frameplconsisting of top land bottom plates beams 15, butone being showmconnected by vertical. studs 16 one stud l'being posiioo tioned atfthel meeting edgesl of adjacent unitsT y as illustrated. The beams and studs are of lspacer blocks 17 confined therebetween len,gagiiig the `inner vwall at the 'meeting edge hr and in llligure flhe -`forms are'held Kagainst;y

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`16 and 20 are tied togeth'erby wires or other means 22, asillustrated. It desired nailing blocl'rs 17inay be provided.' n i `With the form" setup as described, the concrete 7 is poured after having suitable reinforcing members y23A placed therein desired. When the concrete' has set suiiciently, the wedges Qlare removed and the wires "22 cut and the bracing vframe .la utilized for. .the interior partitions being cut to the various .dimensions necessary. In this manner there is'iiio waste of material, as the brace studiiig frames forni braces as well as theinterior partitions. The hooks 18 are removed and the plaster base -10 is plastered inthe conventional manner. .The members 9' .rei'iiain in the walls as theyare ot any inexpensive material. Y

Inl that forni of iny'invention illustrated in Figure 2, a very slightly .modified cons tructionis illustrated wherein the lmembers 9 are secured to a sheet plaster base l0 by means. of relatively long nails'QLi `which become-embedded in the concrete and'anclior or secure the `sheet plaster base in place. As vin that.- forni or' .my linvention illustrated in Figure l, the up-riglit studs of the bracing frame are locatedadjacent the meeting marginal ledges of the members 9 and vare re- 'moved after the concrete has set and employed for interiorfpartitions If desired,`

wire ties 25 may be employed in lieu of the hooks 18. I .A From the foregoing description taken 'in connection' with the accompanying drawing, it will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art'to which aninvention of this character ap'pertains that I provide an improved method of building in'which the 'cost of `labor and materialis reduced and a better construction is provided -that ampleiair space 'is obtained between the plaster wall. e vIt will also be apparent to those skilled inthe Aart towhi'ch an invention of this character jappertains that the members 9 'being preferably oflicavy cardboard, libre o'rany otherfmateifial havingthe ability to insulate against 'cold or heat afford means for absorbingv anyehill that may pass through the concrete wall 7 to, with the airspaces, provide additional protection. It will also be api pareiittliat the nailing blocks 17', which are preferably of Wood, alloid means for facili! tating the attaching the base board, picture ``moldings, panels, etc.

In `Ifigure 4 ja. slightly modified construction Vis illustrated in which the studs 26 are a permanent part of the :inner `retaining form against spreading.

Yforni and havetlie units 27 of heavy paper or suitable temperature insulating material secured therebetween, as at Q8.` The outer faces ofthe studs proiect beyond the unitsl 27 so that when the finished wall 29 isl layed 7o the air spaces' BOare formed. The studs are anchored in the concrete and nails or other members 31 are preferably driven in the studs before pouring thecoiicrete to. provide additior'ial` anchoring means. y

ing incorporated in the finished` wall provide means forvnailing molding,base boards and the like'in position. I claim:

T he` `studs be- 1.1Ina building construction, an outside'" retaining the units in position; and `means extending through the form and connecting the outside retaining torniaiidtlie bracing 3. 1n ay building coiistru'ction,-an outside retaining forni, an inside retaining u torni consisting of a plurality of units each having ,e an inner channeled vmember connected with a straight outer plaster base, and means retaining the units in position. l

4.' In al building construction, an outside retaining form, an insidev retaining form lcon`sisting 5jof a plurality of units each hav-` ing an inner channeled' memberconnected with an outer plaster base, and a bracing traine retainingthe unitsin position, the` marginal edges of the plaster base being projectedint'o the space betweenthel inner and cuter retaining frames to provide an-` chors adapted to become embedded inthe material poured between the forms.

In a building construction,v an outside retaining torni, anjinside retaining form shaped to p ioducejan'air spacer in a wall resulting from pouring concrete between the forms, the inside form being of temperature insulating material' 'and remaining in the wall upon completion, and means facilitating the laying of an interioriinishedwall over the concrete Wall. i

6. `In a building construction, an outsidew retaining form, an inside retaining vform lincluding a plurality of members` of teinperature insulating material having their longitudinal edges of a different planethan their medial portions tojproduce air spaces in a wall resulting from pouring concreteV between the forms, said inside retaining tudinal edges of a different plane than their medial portions to produce air spacesin a Wall produced by pouring concrete between the forms, said inside retaining form remaining in the Wall after the concrete has set to ai'ord insulation, and b 'ace members mounted adjacent the longitudinal edges ot vsaid insulating members to retain the same in position as the lWall is poured.

8. In a Wall construction, aform unit embodying longitudinal edges bent upon itseliI to provide longitudinal recesses, and a second member having its longitudinal edges engaged in the irstinember recesses and spaced therefrom to provide an air space between the members.

9. In a Wall construction, a form unit embodying longitudinal edges bent upon itself to provide longitudinal recesses, a second member having its longitudinal edges engaged in said recesses and spaced from the first-mentionedy member to provide any air space between the members, and extensions carried by the bent edges of the first-mentioned member and adapted to be embedded in a wall in whichv the members are incorporated to retain the same in position.

10. .In a building construction, a wall mold adapted to have a plastic mass poured therein and comprising an outer forni Wall, an inner form wall including a plurality of vertical unit sections arranged with their longitudinal edges abutting, a bracing i "ame for the inner form wall and including vertical members adapted to engage the inner torni Wall at the meeting edges of the unit sections, spacing means in the mold to maintain the inner and outer Walls in proper relation, and means extending through the mold and connecting the vertical members of the bracing frame With the outer form Wall to prevent spreading between the Walls.

l1. In a building construction, a Wall mold adapted to have a plastic mass poured therein and comprising an outer form Wall, a plurality of vertical unit sections arranged [iii with their longitudinal edges abutting to provide anr outer form wall, each section including a channeled member and a plaster base retaining the same in channel shape, a bracing frame for the inner form Wall at ing means in the mold to maintain the inner `and outer Walls in proper relation, and

the meeting edges of theunit sections, spac- 

